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8 Disabled Children and Children who Need Special Medical Help | Haringey Foster Carer Handbook
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48 <h1>
48 Disabled Children and Children who Need Special Medical Help
48 </h1>
49 <div class="scope_box_blue">
50 <p style="font-weight:500; font-size: 140%;">
50 Standards & Regulations
50 </p>
51 <p>
51 Fostering Services National Minimum Standards (England) 2011:
51 </p>
52 <ul>
53 <li>
53 <a href="http://www.minimumstandards.org/fost_one.html" target="_blank">
53 Standard 1 - The child’s wishes and feelings and those significant to them
53 </a>
53 .
53 </li>
54 <li>
54 <a href="http://www.minimumstandards.org/fost_six.html" target="_blank">
54 Standard 6 - Promoting Health and Wellbeing
54 </a>
54 .
54 </li>
55 </ul>
56 <p>
56 Training, Support and Development Standards for Foster Care:
56 </p>
57 <ul>
58 <li>
58 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
58 Standard 2 - Understand your role as a foster carer
58 </a>
58 .
58 </li>
59 <li>
59 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
59 Standard 3 - Understand health and safety, and healthy care
59 </a>
59 .
59 </li>
60 <li>
60 <a href="files/foster_care_tsd_standards_guidance.pdf" target="_blank">
60 Standard 5 - Understand the development of children and young people
60 </a>
60 .
60 </li>
61 </ul>
62 <p>
62 Also see
62 <a href="firstaid.html">
62 First Aid and Medication
62 </a>
62 .
62 </p>
63 </div>
64 <p>
64 <br />
65 </p>
66 <h2 class="h2_underlined">
66 Contents
66 </h2>
67 <ol>
68 <li>
68 <a href="#intro">
68 Introduction
68 </a>
68 </li>
69 <li>
69 <a href="#caring">
69 Caring for a Child
69 </a>
69 </li>
70 </ol>
71 <h2 class="h2_underlined">
71 <br />
72 1.
72 <a name="intro" id="intro">
72 </a>
72 Introduction
72 </h2>
73 <p>
73 This chapter talks about children who have disabilities and those who have complex health needs.
There are too many types of disability and complex health needs to list here but you must remember
that if you are caring for a child with these needs, there will have been at least one
professional who has a clear idea about what the disability is and what it means for the child to
function on a day-to-day basis.
73 </p>
74 <p>
74 Sometimes a child or young person may have been given a label like 'autistic' by somebody and this
might not be accurate so you need to work with the other people involved with the child to
understand better what this means and what they are really like.
74 </p>
75 <p>
75 Disabled people often find that their disabilities are the first and only thing that people notice
about them and you must remember that the child or young person should be thought of first before
the special need that they have.
75 </p>
76 <h2 class="h2_underlined">
76 <br />
77 2.
77 <a name="caring" id="caring">
77 </a>
77 Caring for a Child
77 </h2>
78 <p>
78 The sort of help that
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78 Disabled Children
78 </a>
78 need are:
78 </p>
79 <ul>
80 <li>
80 Help with physical disabilities like mobility issues.
80 </li>
81 <li>
81 Help with Learning Difficulties and social disorders such as those on the Autistic Spectrum.
81 </li>
82 <li>
82 Sensory impairments (e.g. partial sight).
82 </li>
83 </ul>
84 <p>
84 The sort of help that children with complex health need are:
84 </p>
85 <ul>
86 <li>
86 Special medication and dealing with things like epilepsy.
86 </li>
87 <li>
87 Help with breathing, eating and other daily functions like using the toilet and bathing.
87 </li>
88 </ul>
89 <p>
89 Of course, some children need help in both of these categories. Some children have entitlements to
benefits that are not affected by being in a foster home. See
89 <a href="money_insurance.html">
89 Money Matters and Insurance
89 </a>
89 .
89 </p>
90 <p>
90 Where a disabled child needs special help, you should be in a position to provide this. This means
that these things should be in place before the child moves in:
90 </p>
91 <ul>
92 <li>
92 You may need special training from a suitably qualified medical professional. This could include
giving special medication or treatment and understanding the child’s needs.
92 </li>
93 <li>
93 You should be provided with suitable equipment such as a hoist or a special car seat or
wheelchair.
93 </li>
94 <li>
94 Where there are risks around manual handling, risk assessments should be completed.
94 </li>
95 </ul>
96 <p>
96 It should also be clarified as to what equipment the child may bring with them and what else they
may need.
96 </p>
97 <p>
97 When considering caring for a child with a disability, you need to be given full information in
order to be clear whether you can meet their needs. You must be approved to care for these
children before they can be placed. Once you have decided to take the child, the Placement
Planning meeting should detail all the support including medical needs the child has. It should be
clear what decisions you can make regarding the child’s day-to-day life including medical
decisions.
97 </p>
98 <p>
98 All
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98 Disabled Children
98 </a>
98 should have a Statement of Special Educational Need (SEN) which identifies the help that they need
to get the best out of going to school, pre-school and college. You should know what this says
before a child is placed.
98 </p>
99 <p>
99 Many children with disabilities need continuing services throughout their lives.
99 </p>
100 <p>
100 Assessment should take a long-term perspective. This will help you, the birth family and
professionals to make decisions about the kind of help needed, at different points in time, for
example with education, respite or other services.
100 </p>
101 <p>
101 Your Supervising Social Worker or the child’s social worker should help you to identify
appropriate support and advice from relevant agencies including following their interests and
taking part in activities they are interested in.
101 </p>
102 <p>
102 You should make sure they have all they need to reach their potential and lead as full a life as
possible.
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115 Subsections
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118 About Us
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119 Being a Foster Carer
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120 Safeguarding Everyone in our Household
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121 The Placement
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122 Caring for Children
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